README.md

Watcher

Minimal Open source Screen-Time Tracker (CLI-app)

Note: codebase in the python is being under migration in golang, you can checkout go-migrate branch for more info.

Table of Contents

• About
• Gallery
• Installation
• Want to Contribute
• Todo

About

Watcher is CLI-app (at this moment) which helps you to get perspective about your Screen-time

Gallery

Day Summary	Week Summary

Funfact: You might be thinking how can someone has 14 hrs of screen time in a single day, Well ! short ans is AFK-feature is not implemented yet... Most of the time I left my laptop as it is so it also counts that AFK time as Screen-time

Installation

• Note: Install xprintidle and xdotool on your system ( the only dependancies other than python3 ). Install python3 if not installed in your machine.
• First, Install the following dependancy xprintidle and xdotool

$ sudo [package-manager] install xprintidle xdotool

• Second, Copy the Following Command and paste in terminal

$ bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Waishnav/Watcher/main/install)

• Then run install script

$ chmod +x ./install && ./install

Want to Contribute

If you are interseted in contibuting checkout CONTRIBUTING.md

You can currently contribute to one of the three projects listed below throughout the HACTOBERFEST.

• Watcher Website (made with React)
• Watcher v1.0 (No real time updates in logfile)
• Watcher v2.0 (Real time stats in logfile)

To contribute, clone the relevant branch anywhere you wish to.

To-do

• AFK feature
• GUI only if got 300 stars Probably Tauri App.